“My art centers on the exploration of various artistic mediums and methods” The Original Photo, A sketch for a themed drawing exercise Digital Collage
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Drawing and Critique
Darlene Duncan made a comment on my blog yesterday that I loved. “A comment without explanation does not help towards understanding or improvement.” The goal of a critique should be to move towards improvement through understanding, that is what makes it different from a criticism. I tell people all the time that there is not … Continue reading »
The Eyes Have it.
Sometimes I am reminded why I have a studio, and what I loved about working at home. More later… Which means I ran out of time this morning, so I am posting quickly so I can write more on it later while on the road. It is later now. My daughters asked me how … Continue reading »
Exploring and Enjoying
One of the questions I get asked all the time by students is some variation of is this right? What is the right answer when it comes to art? Is it right for a tree to be purple? Absolutely. The sky and the ground too. Henri Matisse. Moroccan Landscape (Acanthus). 1911-13. Oil on canvas. Museum … Continue reading »
Back to Basics
Sketch Book Page There is not much today, it was another day of sketching. Yesterday was all words without a working pictures so there is some balance there. I did get the link to the “Official Artist” cards fixed from yesterday. This weekend will be spent focusing on getting my word count on my NaNoWriMo attempt. Have … Continue reading »
“Yes, you can draw.”
I have been doing a lot of work with computer graphics as of late and while that keeps me in practice with composing a scene, it takes a different skill set than basic drawing . I am firm believer in going back to the basics and working on improving your grasp of skills. Working on … Continue reading »
